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WIDLIMS ep #15 – Time for Plant-based Nutrition in Medicine with Dr Shireen Kassam
In this week's episode, I chat to the amazing Dr Shireen Kassam (she/her) who is a consultant haematologist, as well as founder and president of Plant-Based Health Professionals (a CIC in the UK) and facilitator of the UK's first university-based Plant-based nutrition course (and she regularly reviews and updates it!). We talk about... why plant-based nutrition education is needed the evidence behind consuming more plants and less animal products how she counsels her patients, including those recently diagnosed with cancer, to make lifestyle changes wider issues: human and planetary health, social inequalities, the NHS and some of the problems with how our governments and healthcare systems are structured Find out…
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WIDLIMS ep #14 – Legumes… forgotten superfoods?
In today's episode, host and final year medical student Linda (she/her) discusses all you ever wanted and needed to know about legumes, pulses, whatever you want to call them (beans, peas, lentils, etc.). Listen to find out... what legumes are their health benefits common concerns being addressed and myths busted things to keep in mind when preparing legumes Mentioned in the episode General summaries of benefits of legumes that are short and accessible can be found here and here Study on longevity and legumes – read it here Episode 12 – Carbohydrates and insulin – click here Episode 13 – Anti-diet approaches to PCOS – click here Second meal effect…
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WIDLIMS ep #12 – We need to understand this about carbohydrates
In this week's episode, host and final year medical student Linda (she/her) discusses carbohydrates and dispels carb-phobic myths. We discuss... what carbohydrates are, and why ‘carbohydrates’ is a term encompassing a vast amount of foods and is not specific enough when talking about ‘cutting carbs’ insulin resistance and diabetes – what most people misunderstand how insulin resistance comes about and can be reversed, including the role of dietary fat, stored fat and intramyocellular lipids how insulin resistance can be managed and improved, and type 2 diabetes reversed with plant-based diets high in carbohydrates (!) but low in fat, according to the science Mentioned in the episode Please note that all…
